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August 12, 2004

Brandon’s Arms

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“Brandon Maxfield, a paralyzed teenager, is trying to buy the assets of the bankrupt gun manufacturer that made the gun that accidentally turned him into a quadriplegic. Maxfield wants to melt the remaining gun parts into a statue to honor victims of gun crimes.” -npr.org
“When he was seven years old, Brandon Maxfield was accidentally shot in the face, becoming permanently paralyzed below the neck.

The pistol that discharged was deliberately designed so that its safety had to be removed while being unloaded, making the trigger active and accidents more likely.

A unanimous jury found Bryco Arms, the manufacturer of the pistol, responsible for its defective design and for Brandon’s injuries and medical expenses. Rather than redesign the pistols and fairly compensate Brandon, Bryco Arms and the pistol’s designer Bruce Jennings declared bankruptcy, and are now attempting to reorganize under a new name to continue making the same defective ?Saturday Night Specials,? placing more innocent children at risk.”
-brandonsarms.org

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